Merchandising Manager
Core
Lead sourcing, costing, and product development for apparel categories to ensure profitability, on-time execution, and quality for Columbia Sportswear Company across global markets.
Role type
Senior Category Merchandising Manager
Builds
Apparel products for global markets
Domain
Apparel manufacturing and sourcing
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, product costing, vendor relationship management, commercialization process leadership, team management, performance management, cross-functional collaboration, negotiation, process improvement
Preferred skills
Industry network, travel readiness, ambiguity management
Technologies
Computer hardware/software, scorecard systems
Responsibilities
Execute seasonal and long-term sourcing strategies, lead product development and commercialization processes, manage vendor performance and capacity, oversee team workload and performance, drive cost savings and profitability, ensure on-time delivery and quality standards
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibility